Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky.

We’ve made it through Christmas, and the Edmonton Oilers are back on the ice Saturday in Los Angeles. This gives me a perfect chance to empty my brain of its delicious contents and purge everything I’ve been thinking about over the last few days.

Ovechkin is 26 goals shy of Gretzky's total of 894 and should have 48 to 52 games left this regular season when he returns from injury.

After President-elect Donald Trump revealed that he told NHL great Wayne Gretzky that he should be Canada’s next leader, the Great One’s wife has co-signed the idea that he could be an exceptional prime minister.